Unaware of what had happened, Huo Hai flickered into the mountain hollow. Yet once inside, he found Master Ning Gang seated atop a boulder, seemingly completely unharmed.
"You finally came. I've been waiting for you for several days." Master Ning Gang opened his eyes, but the sharpness in them had vanished, replaced by an utter murkiness. Had Huo Hai not sensed the powerful aura emanating from Ning Gang, he might truly have thought Ning Gang had become another person. The explosive aura around Ning Gang had already weakened considerably.
"Seeing that you are unharmed, Master, puts me greatly at ease. I wonder what exactly happened. Outside, I saw..." Huo Hai did not continue. He trusted that Ning Gang already knew what had happened outside. Perhaps it was even connected to Ning Gang himself.
Sure enough, Ning Gang showed no surprise at all. "The main reason I came here was to seek revenge against Ghost Blade. Now that my vengeance has been fulfilled, I plan to retire into seclusion and no longer forge weapons for others. That is why I sent them all away."
In truth, to prevent resentment from arising among those people, Ning Gang had sold them some of the weapons he had forged in the past. Otherwise, who knew how those people—who might have the shadows of major Sects behind them—would have stirred up trouble. As for the longsword forged for Huo Hai, it was the last weapon Ning Gang would ever forge. He would not lift a hammer again in the future.
"That is your weapon. Go take a look yourself. It is the pinnacle work of my life, the only Heaven-Grade Sword Embryo."
Hearing Ning Gang's words, Huo Hai walked over to a nearby boulder. Embedded in it was a wholly violet longsword that radiated a